Congratulations to 2004 NASCAR Premier Series champion Kurt Busch and renowned polo player and model Ashley Van Metre, who got married over the weekend. Based off of the couple’s social media, the wedding took place on Saturday, Jan. 7, on the Caribbean island of Saint Barthelemy. Last September, Busch confirmed to...
There isn’t much to Canandaigua Motorsports Park. Located on the Ontario County Fairgrounds in Canandaigua, New York, the small track is flanked by pole barns. Racing is suspended for a week at the end of July every year so those barns can be filled with livestock to be shown and judged during the Ontario County Fair. The...
Last year three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart filed an appeal in his lawsuit against the family of Kevin Ward Jr. after his insurance company claimed he wasn’t covered for the incident that resulted in the death of Ward. This week Stewart has withdrawn that appeal. Bob Pockrass of ESPN was the first to report that the...
Dale Earnhardt would roll over in his grave if he knew what was happening to his name, his family and his legacy. Earnhardt, who was killed in the 2001 Daytona 500, was one of the most successful drivers in NASCAR history. Not only did he win 76 NASCAR Cup races and a record-tying seven Cup championships, he built an empire...
Danica Patrick and boyfriend Ricky Stenhouse Jr. the next NASCAR power couple headed for the aisle. Speculation only grew after Patrick posted on Twitter and Instagram that she caught the bouquet at the Dale Earnhardt Jr.-Amy Reimann wedding on New Year’s Eve. “Ohhhhhh, who caught the bouquet?!” Patrick...
Japanese NASCAR driver Akinori Ogata lost over $80,000 worth of equipment on Monday. According to a report from Fox 46 Charlotte, Ogata's pick-up truck and trailer, which contained his son's Legends car, was stolen from the family's home in Mooresville, North Carolina. "It's very sad. I came here six years...
Richard Petty Motorsports, the racing arm of Hall of Famer Richard Petty’s empire, may be shrinking. But Petty’s Garage, the self-described “high-performance speed shop” that specializes in building and restoring customized muscle cars for collectors and everyday street use, continues to grow....
CREW CHIEF: Joey Cohen TEAM: GMS Racing POINTS: 7th WINS: 1 LAPS LED: 54 (second to 56 in 2014) TOP 5s: 4 (same number as 2015) TOP 10s: 10 (single season career-best) POLES: 0 WHAT WENT RIGHT: The grandson of the late Bill France Jr., and son of International Speedway Corporation CEO Lesa France Kennedy, Ben Kennedy enjoyed...
Retired NASCAR driver Tony Stewart open his Columbus-area ranch for some commercial deer and turkey hunting, potentially becoming one of the first hunting grounds to take advantage of a law passed earlier this year legalizing high-fenced hunting in Indiana. Hidden Hollow Ranch, Stewart's 414-acre property west of...
After months of progress from a season-ending concussion, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was medically cleared for the 2017 NASCAR season on Wednesday after a test at Darlington Raceway. While NASCAR's most popular driver will be fully recovered from concussion-like symptoms that sidelined him for the final 18 races of the 2016...
Finally, a politician in Washington with something good to say. On Monday in the United States House of Representative, Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) praised retiring NASCAR star Tony Stewart on his career and on his charitable and philanthropic works. Stewart ended his full-time NASCAR driving career last month with three...
The star driver, who came over from IndyCar in 2013 as a marquee attraction and women’s trail-blazer, vented her frustrations about another lost season on a recent episode of the “NASCAR on NBC” podcast. “It’s just not much fun,” Patrick said. “Running in the top 15 every weekend would...